US20090266083A1 - Rotation type regenerator and magnetic refrigerator using the regenerator - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a regenerator using a rotation type magnet member and an active magnetic regenerator (hereinafter referred to as “AMR”), and a magnetic refrigerator using the same.
- AMR active magnetic regenerator
- a conventional active magnetic regenerator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,826,915.
- a temperature of a magnetic refrigerant material which has a magnetic field applied thereto as a magnet moves to a right increases from a dotted line to a solid line.
- the temperature of the magnetic refrigerant material drops from the dotted line to the solid line as a heat transfer fluid at a cold side moves to a hot side, and the heat transfer fluid is gradually heated to be hot at a right outlet, thereby emitting heat by an heat exchange with the hot side.
- a temperature of the heat transfer fluid heated in a first AMR bed 10 A in the magnetic field is dropped to an atmospheric temperature by a hot-side heat exchanger 70 and the heat transfer fluid is then passed through the second AMR bed 10 B.
- a magnetic refrigerant material layer 16 has a low temperature, the temperature of the heat transfer fluid drops while passing through the magnetic refrigerant material layer 16 .
- the heat transfer fluid having the low temperature passes through a cold-side heat exchanger 60 and then enters the first AMR bed 10 A to be heated.
- the heat transfer fluid then flows to the hot-side heat exchanger 70 , the second AMR bed 10 B and the cold-side heat exchanger 60 to complete the one cycle.
- a channel switch 30 reverses the flow of the heat transfer fluid to generate a reverse cycle.
- an AMR bed 10 includes a container 12 of a cylinder type, a plurality of magnetic refrigerant material layers 16 stored inside the container 12 , and meshes 14 .
- the container 12 includes heat transfer fluid inlet/outlet ports 18 a and 18 b, which may be connected to the heat exchange the 32 or 34 .
- the inlet/outlet ports 18 a and 18 b are installed at a center portion of the container 12 . Therefore, the heat transfer fluid does not Flow through an entire cross-section of the container 12 , which renders the heat transfer fluid to flow through the magnetic refrigerant material 16 at the same spot, thereby making a smooth heat exchange difficult.
- a rotational regenerator comprising: a first AMR and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid, a magnet; and a magnet rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR, wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
- a magnetic refrigerator comprising: a first AMR. and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid; a magnet; a magnetic rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR; and cold-side and hot-side heat exchangers thermally connected to the first AMR and the second AMR, wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
- the magnet rotating assembly comprises a body for supporting the magnet disposed upper and lower sides of the first AMR or the second AMR, a rotating plate for supporting the body, and a rotational power transfer member for transferring a rotational power to the rotating plate, and wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical tower.
- the distribution chamber is connected to a first end of the AMR nozzle, and an inlet/outlet is formed at a second end thereof, and wherein the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled such that the inlet/outlet is on a same plane with the first AMR and the second AMR, thereby reducing a radius of a rotation by preventing an interference with the rotation of the magnet.
- the through-hole comprises an upper through-hole and a lower through-hole divided by a ribbed compartment, a distortion of the AMR bed due to a pressure of the heat transfer fluid is prevented.
- regenerator and the magnetic refrigerator using the same in accordance with the present invention have following advantages
- the magnetic refrigerator since the magnetic refrigerator includes the distribution chamber having a size almost identical to that of the cross-section of the magnetocaloric material of the AMR bed, the heat transfer fluid flows uniformly throughout the magnetocaloric material, resulting in a suppression of the corrugation formed by partial flow thereof to improve the heat exchange efficiency.
- the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing the rotational AMR cycle operation.
- the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing the structure wherein the heat transfer fluid always passes through the magnetocaloric material.
- an adiabatic state is achieved by employing the plastic AMR and by preventing an exposure of the magnetocaloric material to outside, resulting in the improvement of the heat exchange efficiency.
- the through-hole of the AMR bed has the upper and the lower through-holes divided by the ribbed compartment, the distortion of a shape of the AMR due to the pressure of the heat transfer fluid is prevented. Even when the distortion occurs, the heat transfer fluid cannot bypass the magnetocaloric material due to the stricture of the distribution chamber, resulting in the high heat exchange efficiency.
- the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled to be on the same plane as the AMR such that the interference of the rotation of the magnet member occurring due to a size of a nipple for flowing the heat transfer fluid into the magnetocaloric material which is larger than a distance between the magnets is prevented and the radius of the rotation of is minimized to be used in the small space.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram a conventional active magnetic refrigerator.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional active magnetic refrigerator.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating an AMR bed of the conventional active magnetic refrigerator of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a rotation type regenerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective disassembled view illustrating a main portion of an AMR of FIG. 4 .
- FIGS. 6 through 14 are diagrams illustrating a cycle of a magnetic refrigerator.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a rotation type regenerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a perspective disassembled view illustrating a main portion of an AMR of FIG. 4
- FIGS. 6 through 14 are diagrams illustrating a cycle of a magnetic refrigerator.
- a magnetic refrigerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a regenerator 100 , a cold-side heat exchanger 160 and a hot-side heat exchanger 170 thermally connected to the regenerator 100 . While the cold-side heat exchanger 160 performs a cooling, the hot-side heat exchanger 170 performs a heat emission.
- the regenerator 100 comprises an AMR 110 , a magnet member 210 and a magnet rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field to the AMR 110 .
- the AMR 110 comprises a first AMR 110 A and a second AMR 110 B. As shown in FIG. 5 , each of the AMR 110 comprises an AMR bed 111 including the magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of the heat transfer fluid, a cold-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L and a hot-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L attached to both sides of the AMR bed the AMR bed 111 .
- a through-hole 114 to be filled up with the magnetocaloric material is formed in the AMR bed 111 along a lengthwise direction thereof.
- the cold-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L and the hot-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L are attached to the through-hole 114 .
- a cold-side inlet 121 L and a cold-side distribution chamber 123 L are disposed at each end of the cold-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L
- a hot-side inlet 121 H and a hot-side distribution chamber 123 H are disposed at each end of the hot-side AMR nozzle connector 120 H.
- the distribution chambers 123 L and 123 H serve as a distribution chamber for uniform distribution through entire cross-section of a flow path of the through-hole 114 .
- the cold-side inlet 121 L and the hot-side inlet 121 H are connected to heat exchange tubes 132 and 134 .
- a plurality of the first AMR 110 A are mounted at an opposing position, and a plurality of the second AMR 110 B are mounted between the first AMR 110 A, i.e. a cross structure.
- an AMR bed 111 is position outside the magnet 211 .
- a reason that a space exists between the AMR bed 111 A and the AMR bed 111 B is that the heat transfer fluid should not flow when the AMR bed 111 is outside the magnetic field. That is, the AMR bed 111 B is cooled when the AMR bed 111 A is heated.
- the heat transfer fluid always passes through the magnetocaloric material, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency.
- the AMR beds 111 A and 111 B or the entire AMR bed 111 comprises a plastic.
- the plastic has a large adiabatic effect and a wide temperature slope.
- the through-hole 114 comprises an upper through-hole UP and a lower through-hole LP divided by a ribbed compartment R.
- the ribbed compartment R serves a function of a rib such that the ribbed compartment R prevents a distortion of the AMR bed 111 due to a pressure.
- a mesh M and plastic packing S are mounted at a mounting groove 115 of the through-hole 114 in order to prevent a leakage of the magnetocaloric material and the heat transfer fluid.
- the cold-side heat exchanger 160 and the hot-side heat exchanger 170 are thermally coupled to the AMR 110 through heat exchange tubes 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 and 136 .
- the flow of the heat transfer fluid is formed by a pump 140 .
- a change of a direction of the heat transfer fluid is carried out by solenoid valves SOL 1 through SOL 4 .
- a bypass tube the bypass tube 137 is connected between an inlet and an outlet of the pump 140 .
- the magnet member 210 comprises the magnet 211 and a body 213 for supporting the magnet 211 .
- the magnet rotating assembly comprises a rotating plate 230 for supporting the magnet member 210 and a rotational power transfer member (not shown) tor transferring a rotational power to the rotating plate 230 .
- the rotational power transfer member may be embodied various components such as a gear, a belt and a motor.
- the AMR bed 111 is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical tower 150 such that the AMR bed 111 may move between the magnet 211 .
- the cold-side inlet 121 L and the hot-side inlet 121 H of the cold-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L and the hot-side AMR nozzle connector 120 L are right-angled toward a vertical tower 150 such that the cold-side inlet 12 IL and the hot-side inlet 121 H lie on a same plane as the AMR bed 111 .
- This is to prevent an interference of a rotation of the magnet member occurring due to a size of a nipple for flowing the heat transfer fluid into the magnetocaloric material which is larger than a distance between the magnets.
- the magnet member 210 may be used in a small space when a radius of a rotation is minimized.
- FIGS. 6 through 14 The cyclic operation of the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 6 through 14 . It should be noted that the solenoid valves shown in FIGS. 6 through 14 switches in a manner that the solenoid valves operates as an elbow type when OFF and as a straight type when ON.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a state wherein the two magnet members 210 are accurately positioned at the space between the first AMR 110 A and the second AMR 110 B. It is preferable that the magnet members 210 have an angle of 180 therebetween. Since the heat transfer fluid should not flow in the first AMR 110 A and the second AMR 110 B in FIG. 1 , the solenoid valves SOL 1 through SOL 4 are OFF, and the heat transfer fluid is bypassed though the solenoid valve SOL 3 and the solenoid valve SOL 4 coupled to the bypass tube 137 .
- the heat transfer fluid having the atmospheric temperature that has passed through the hot-side heat exchanger 170 is cooled by passing through the second AMIR 110 B via the heat exchange tube 132 , and the heat transfer fluid is cooled additionally by passing through the opposing second AMR 110 B, thereby providing a dual-cooling effect.
- the temperature of the dual-cooled heat transfer fluid returns to the atmospheric temperature (actually, to a temperature a little lower than the atmospheric temperature) by passing through the cold-side heat exchanger 160 to be subjected to a first heating by passing through the first AMR 110 A and to a second heating by passing through the opposing first AMR 110 A.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a state after the plurality of the AMRs 110 A is in the magnet 211 completely and before the plurality of the AMRs 110 A move out of the magnet 211 while the heat transfer fluid flows in a direction described above.
- the solenoid valve SOL 2 is OFF and the solenoid valves SOL 1 , SOL 3 and SOL 4 are ON, wherein a cold-side inlet 121 AL and a hot-side inlet 121 AH of the AMR 110 A serve as a cold-side inlet and a hot-side outlet, a hot-side inlet 121 BH and a cold-side inlet 121 BL of the AMR 101 B serve as the hot-side outlet and the cold-side inlet.
- the heat transfer fluid does not flow to the AMR 110 from a moment when the plurality of the AMR 110 A starts to move in order to move out of the magnet 211 but bypassed.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 contrary to the cycle show in FIGS. 7 and 8 , while the plurality of the AMRs 111 B are in the magnet 211 , the plurality of the AMRs II OA are completely out of the magnet 211 . Therefore, the heat transfer fluid having the atmospheric temperature that has passed through the hot-side heat exchanger 170 is subjected to the dual-cooling by passing through the opposing AMR 110 A and the AMR 110 A via the heat exchange tube 134 , and the heat transfer fluid returns to the atmospheric temperature (actually.
- the heat transfer fluid pass through the pump 140 and the hot-side heat exchanger 170 to return to the atmospheric temperature (actually, to a temperature a little higher than the atmospheric temperature) to enter the plurality of the AMR 110 A via the heat exchange tube 134 .
- the above-described process forms a single cycle.
- the solenoid valve SOL 1 is OFF and the solenoid valves SOL 2 , SOL 3 and SOL 4 are ON, wherein the cold-side inlet 121 AL and the hot-side inlet 121 AH of the AMR 110 A serve as a cold-side outlet and a hot-side inlet, a hot-side inlet 121 BH and a cold-side inlet 121 BL of the AMR 110 B serve as the hot-side inlet and the cold-side outlet.
- the heat transfer fluid does not flow to the AMR 110 from a moment when the plurality of the AMR 110 B starts to move in order to move out of the magnet 211 but bypassed.
- FIGS. 6 through 14 illustrates a half cycle of a total rotational cycle, and the half cycle shown in FIGS. 6 through 14 is repeated until the magnet member 210 returns to an initial position to complete the total rotational cycle.
- An advantage of the cycle of the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention lies in that the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing a structure wherein the heat transfer fluid directly passes through the magnetocaloric material, and the four AMRs 110 are connected for more magnetocaloric material, resulting in double cooling effects.
- the AMR includes the ribbed compartment which prevents the distortion of a shape of the AMR due to the pressure of the heat transfer fluid. Even when the distortion occurs, the heat transfer fluid cannot bypass the magnetocaloric material due to the structure of the distribution chamber, resulting in a high heat exchange efficiency.
- the AMR 110 having a shape of a simple plate, the AMR 110 provides the high efficiency and is formed in plastic for an easy molding.
- the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a rotational AMR cycle operation, the high cooling effect is provided due to a temperature slope of a low temperature and a high temperature.
- the heat transfer fluid is dual-cooled by passing two AMRs, and dual-heated by passing two AMRs to provide twice the cooling efficiency.
- the heat transfer fluid flows from the cold-side to the hot-side when AMR enters into the magnet, and the heat transfer fluid does not flow in the AMR when the AMR moves out of the magnet.
- the heat transfer fluid flows from the hot-side to the cold-side when the AMR moves out of the magnet to be cooled.
- the hot-side heat exchanger since the hot-side heat exchanger is disposed at the outlet of the pump, the hot-side heat exchanger cools the heat transfer fluid heated by the pump to the atmospheric temperature prior to entering the AMR.
- the magnetocaloric material 112 has a characteristic wherein the temperature thereof is changed when the magnetic field is applied.
- the magnetocaloric material 112 comprises a gadolinium (Gd) of a fine powder type.
- the gadolinium has pores having a high osmosis to the flow of the heat transfer fluid, and a superior absorption and emission of a heat.
- a regenerator and a magnetic refrigerator using the same wherein a heat transfer fluid is dispersed and flown through an entire the magnetic refrigerant material to obtain a superior heat exchange characteristic can be provided.
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The present invention relates to a regenerator using a rotation type magnet member and an active magnetic regenerator, and a magnetic refrigerator using the same.
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- The present invention relates to a regenerator using a rotation type magnet member and an active magnetic regenerator (hereinafter referred to as “AMR”), and a magnetic refrigerator using the same.
- A conventional active magnetic regenerator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,826,915. As shown in
FIG. 1 , (a) a temperature of a magnetic refrigerant material which has a magnetic field applied thereto as a magnet moves to a right increases from a dotted line to a solid line. (b) The temperature of the magnetic refrigerant material drops from the dotted line to the solid line as a heat transfer fluid at a cold side moves to a hot side, and the heat transfer fluid is gradually heated to be hot at a right outlet, thereby emitting heat by an heat exchange with the hot side. (c) The temperature of the magnetic refrigerant material which has a magnetic field erased as the magnet moves to a left decreases more from the dotted line to the solid line, (d) Due to the movement of the heat transfer fluid from the hot side to the cold side, the magnetic refrigerant material is heated from the temperature of the dotted line to that of the solid line, and the heat transfer fluid is relatively cooled to be cold at a left outlet, thereby absorbing heat from the cold side to cool the cold side. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , in accordance with the conventional active magnetic regenerator including the above-described cycle, a temperature of the heat transfer fluid heated in afirst AMR bed 10A in the magnetic field is dropped to an atmospheric temperature by a hot-side heat exchanger 70 and the heat transfer fluid is then passed through thesecond AMR bed 10B. At the same time, since thesecond AMR bed 10B is outside the magnetic field, a magneticrefrigerant material layer 16 has a low temperature, the temperature of the heat transfer fluid drops while passing through the magneticrefrigerant material layer 16. The heat transfer fluid having the low temperature passes through a cold-side heat exchanger 60 and then enters thefirst AMR bed 10A to be heated. The heat transfer fluid then flows to the hot-side heat exchanger 70, thesecond AMR bed 10B and the cold-side heat exchanger 60 to complete the one cycle. Contrarily, when thesecond AMR bed 10B is moved to amagnet circuit 22 by amovable mechanism 24, achannel switch 30 reverses the flow of the heat transfer fluid to generate a reverse cycle. - (On the other hand, as shown in
FIG. 3 , anAMR bed 10 includes acontainer 12 of a cylinder type, a plurality of magneticrefrigerant material layers 16 stored inside thecontainer 12, andmeshes 14. Thecontainer 12 includes heat transfer fluid inlet/outlet ports - However, the inlet/
outlet ports container 12. Therefore, the heat transfer fluid does not Flow through an entire cross-section of thecontainer 12, which renders the heat transfer fluid to flow through themagnetic refrigerant material 16 at the same spot, thereby making a smooth heat exchange difficult. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a regenerator and a magnetic refrigerator using the same wherein a heat transfer fluid is dispersed and flown through an entire the magnetic refrigerant material to obtain a superior heat exchange characteristic.
- In order to achieve the above-described object, there is provided a rotational regenerator, comprising: a first AMR and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid, a magnet; and a magnet rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR, wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
- There is also provided a magnetic refrigerator. comprising: a first AMR. and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid; a magnet; a magnetic rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR; and cold-side and hot-side heat exchangers thermally connected to the first AMR and the second AMR, wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
- It is preferable that the magnet rotating assembly comprises a body for supporting the magnet disposed upper and lower sides of the first AMR or the second AMR, a rotating plate for supporting the body, and a rotational power transfer member for transferring a rotational power to the rotating plate, and wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical tower.
- It preferable that the distribution chamber is connected to a first end of the AMR nozzle, and an inlet/outlet is formed at a second end thereof, and wherein the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled such that the inlet/outlet is on a same plane with the first AMR and the second AMR, thereby reducing a radius of a rotation by preventing an interference with the rotation of the magnet.
- In addition, when the AMRs include plastic, a wide temperature slope is obtained by an adiabatic state.
- Moreover, when a mesh and a packing are disposed between the AMR bed and the AMR nozzle, a leakage of the magnetocaloric material and the heat transfer fluid is prevented.
- In addition, when the through-hole comprises an upper through-hole and a lower through-hole divided by a ribbed compartment, a distortion of the AMR bed due to a pressure of the heat transfer fluid is prevented.
- As described above, the regenerator and the magnetic refrigerator using the same in accordance with the present invention have following advantages,
- As a first advantage, since the magnetic refrigerator includes the distribution chamber having a size almost identical to that of the cross-section of the magnetocaloric material of the AMR bed, the heat transfer fluid flows uniformly throughout the magnetocaloric material, resulting in a suppression of the corrugation formed by partial flow thereof to improve the heat exchange efficiency.
- As a second advantage, the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing the rotational AMR cycle operation.
- As a third advantage, the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing the structure wherein the heat transfer fluid always passes through the magnetocaloric material.
- As a fourth advantage, the leakage of the heat transfer fluid and the magnetocaloric material is prevented by using the mesh and the plastic packing.
- As a fifth advantage, the heat exchange efficiency is doubled using the four AMR.
- As a sixth advantage, an adiabatic state is achieved by employing the plastic AMR and by preventing an exposure of the magnetocaloric material to outside, resulting in the improvement of the heat exchange efficiency.
- As a seventh advantage, since the through-hole of the AMR bed has the upper and the lower through-holes divided by the ribbed compartment, the distortion of a shape of the AMR due to the pressure of the heat transfer fluid is prevented. Even when the distortion occurs, the heat transfer fluid cannot bypass the magnetocaloric material due to the stricture of the distribution chamber, resulting in the high heat exchange efficiency.
- As the eighth advantage, since the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled to be on the same plane as the AMR such that the interference of the rotation of the magnet member occurring due to a size of a nipple for flowing the heat transfer fluid into the magnetocaloric material which is larger than a distance between the magnets is prevented and the radius of the rotation of is minimized to be used in the small space.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram a conventional active magnetic refrigerator. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a conventional active magnetic refrigerator. -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating an AMR bed of the conventional active magnetic refrigerator ofFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a rotation type regenerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective disassembled view illustrating a main portion of an AMR ofFIG. 4 . -
FIGS. 6 through 14 are diagrams illustrating a cycle of a magnetic refrigerator. - 40,140: pump
- 60,160: cold-side heat exchangers
- 70,170: hot-side heat exchangers
- 100: regenerator
- 110 (110A, 110B): AMR
- 111: AMR bed
- 114: through-hole
- 115: mounting groove
- 120L: cold-side AMR nozzle connector
- 120H: hot-side AMR nozzle connector
- 121L: cold-side inlet
- 121H: hot-side inlet
- 123L: cold-side distribution chamber
- 123H: hot-side distribution chamber
- 150: tower
- 210: magnet member
- 211: magnet
- 213: body
- 230: rotating plate
- M: mesh
- R: ribbed compartment
- S: packing
- SOL1-SOL4: solenoid valves
- The above-described objects and other objects and characteristics and advantages of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanied drawings.
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FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a rotation type regenerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG. 5 is a perspective disassembled view illustrating a main portion of an AMR ofFIG. 4 , andFIGS. 6 through 14 are diagrams illustrating a cycle of a magnetic refrigerator. As shown inFIGS. 4 through 14 , a magnetic refrigerator in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises aregenerator 100, a cold-side heat exchanger 160 and a hot-side heat exchanger 170 thermally connected to theregenerator 100. While the cold-side heat exchanger 160 performs a cooling, the hot-side heat exchanger 170 performs a heat emission. - As shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5 , theregenerator 100 comprises anAMR 110, amagnet member 210 and a magnet rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field to theAMR 110. - The
AMR 110 comprises afirst AMR 110A and asecond AMR 110B. As shown inFIG. 5 , each of theAMR 110 comprises anAMR bed 111 including the magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of the heat transfer fluid, a cold-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L and a hot-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L attached to both sides of the AMR bed theAMR bed 111. - A through-
hole 114 to be filled up with the magnetocaloric material is formed in theAMR bed 111 along a lengthwise direction thereof. In addition, the cold-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L and the hot-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L are attached to the through-hole 114. - In addition, a cold-
side inlet 121 L and a cold-side distribution chamber 123L are disposed at each end of the cold-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L, and a hot-side inlet 121H and a hot-side distribution chamber 123H are disposed at each end of the hot-sideAMR nozzle connector 120H. Thedistribution chambers hole 114. Therefore, a partial contact with the magnetocaloric material and a corrugated shape is minimized to improve the heat exchange efficiency since the heat transfer fluid proceeds at the cold-side inlet 121L or the hot-side inlet 121H at a sufficient velocity to be diffused at thedistribution chambers hole 114. In addition, the cold-side inlet 121L and the hot-side inlet 121H are connected to heatexchange tubes - A plurality of the
first AMR 110A are mounted at an opposing position, and a plurality of thesecond AMR 110B are mounted between thefirst AMR 110A, i.e. a cross structure. - Due to the cross structure, when an AMR bed 111A is in a
magnet 211, anAMR bed 111 is position outside themagnet 211. A reason that a space exists between the AMR bed 111A and the AMR bed 111B is that the heat transfer fluid should not flow when theAMR bed 111 is outside the magnetic field. That is, the AMR bed 111B is cooled when the AMR bed 111A is heated. - Due to an above-described structure of the
AMR 110, the heat transfer fluid always passes through the magnetocaloric material, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency. - In addition, it is preferable that the AMR beds 111A and 111B or the
entire AMR bed 111 comprises a plastic. The plastic has a large adiabatic effect and a wide temperature slope. - On the other hand, the through-
hole 114 comprises an upper through-hole UP and a lower through-hole LP divided by a ribbed compartment R. The ribbed compartment R serves a function of a rib such that the ribbed compartment R prevents a distortion of theAMR bed 111 due to a pressure. - It is preferable that a mesh M and plastic packing S are mounted at a mounting
groove 115 of the through-hole 114 in order to prevent a leakage of the magnetocaloric material and the heat transfer fluid. - The cold-
side heat exchanger 160 and the hot-side heat exchanger 170 are thermally coupled to theAMR 110 throughheat exchange tubes pump 140. In addition, a change of a direction of the heat transfer fluid is carried out by solenoid valves SOL1 through SOL4. Moreover, a bypass tube thebypass tube 137 is connected between an inlet and an outlet of thepump 140. - The
magnet member 210 comprises themagnet 211 and a body 213 for supporting themagnet 211. - The magnet rotating assembly comprises a
rotating plate 230 for supporting themagnet member 210 and a rotational power transfer member (not shown) tor transferring a rotational power to therotating plate 230. The rotational power transfer member may be embodied various components such as a gear, a belt and a motor. - It is preferable that the
AMR bed 111 is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to avertical tower 150 such that theAMR bed 111 may move between themagnet 211. - It is preferable that the cold-
side inlet 121L and the hot-side inlet 121H of the cold-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L and the hot-sideAMR nozzle connector 120L are right-angled toward avertical tower 150 such that the cold-side inlet 12IL and the hot-side inlet 121H lie on a same plane as theAMR bed 111. This is to prevent an interference of a rotation of the magnet member occurring due to a size of a nipple for flowing the heat transfer fluid into the magnetocaloric material which is larger than a distance between the magnets. In addition, themagnet member 210 may be used in a small space when a radius of a rotation is minimized. - The cyclic operation of the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to
FIGS. 6 through 14 . It should be noted that the solenoid valves shown inFIGS. 6 through 14 switches in a manner that the solenoid valves operates as an elbow type when OFF and as a straight type when ON. -
FIG. 6 illustrates a state wherein the twomagnet members 210 are accurately positioned at the space between thefirst AMR 110A and thesecond AMR 110B. It is preferable that themagnet members 210 have an angle of 180 therebetween. Since the heat transfer fluid should not flow in thefirst AMR 110A and thesecond AMR 110B inFIG. 1 , the solenoid valves SOL1 through SOL4 are OFF, and the heat transfer fluid is bypassed though the solenoid valve SOL3 and the solenoid valve SOL4 coupled to thebypass tube 137. - As shown
FIGS. 7 and 8 , while a plurality of thefirst AMRs 110A are in themagnet 211, a plurality of thesecond AMRs 110B are completely out of themagnet 211. - Therefore, the heat transfer fluid having the atmospheric temperature that has passed through the hot-
side heat exchanger 170 is cooled by passing through thesecond AMIR 110B via theheat exchange tube 132, and the heat transfer fluid is cooled additionally by passing through the opposingsecond AMR 110B, thereby providing a dual-cooling effect. The temperature of the dual-cooled heat transfer fluid returns to the atmospheric temperature (actually, to a temperature a little lower than the atmospheric temperature) by passing through the cold-side heat exchanger 160 to be subjected to a first heating by passing through thefirst AMR 110A and to a second heating by passing through the opposingfirst AMR 110A. The heat transfer fluid that has passed through the opposingfirst AMR 110A is subjected to the dual-cooling and flows to thepump 140 through theheat exchange tube 134 and theheat exchange tube 135. The heat transfer fluid passes through thepump 140 and the hot-side heat exchanger 170 to return to the atmospheric temperature (actually, to a temperature a little higher than the atmospheric temperature). The heat transfer fluid is then enters theAMR 110B. The above-described process forms a single cycle.FIG. 8 illustrates a state after the plurality of theAMRs 110A is in themagnet 211 completely and before the plurality of theAMRs 110A move out of themagnet 211 while the heat transfer fluid flows in a direction described above. At this time, the solenoid valve SOL2 is OFF and the solenoid valves SOL1, SOL3 and SOL4 are ON, wherein a cold-side inlet 121AL and a hot-side inlet 121AH of theAMR 110A serve as a cold-side inlet and a hot-side outlet, a hot-side inlet 121BH and a cold-side inlet 121BL of the AMR 101B serve as the hot-side outlet and the cold-side inlet. - As shown
FIGS. 9 and 10 , the heat transfer fluid does not flow to theAMR 110 from a moment when the plurality of theAMR 110A starts to move in order to move out of themagnet 211 but bypassed. - As shown
FIGS. 11 and 12 , contrary to the cycle show inFIGS. 7 and 8 , while the plurality of the AMRs 111B are in themagnet 211, the plurality of the AMRs II OA are completely out of themagnet 211. Therefore, the heat transfer fluid having the atmospheric temperature that has passed through the hot-side heat exchanger 170 is subjected to the dual-cooling by passing through the opposingAMR 110A and theAMR 110A via theheat exchange tube 134, and the heat transfer fluid returns to the atmospheric temperature (actually. to a temperature a little lower than the atmospheric temperature) by passing through the cold-side heat exchanger 160 to be subjected to the dual-heating by passing through the opposing AMR 111B and theAMR 110B and flows to thepump 140 through theheat exchange tube 132 and theheat exchange tube 133. The heat transfer fluid pass through thepump 140 and the hot-side heat exchanger 170 to return to the atmospheric temperature (actually, to a temperature a little higher than the atmospheric temperature) to enter the plurality of theAMR 110A via theheat exchange tube 134. The above-described process forms a single cycle. At this time, the solenoid valve SOL1 is OFF and the solenoid valves SOL2, SOL3 and SOL4 are ON, wherein the cold-side inlet 121AL and the hot-side inlet 121AH of theAMR 110A serve as a cold-side outlet and a hot-side inlet, a hot-side inlet 121BH and a cold-side inlet 121BL of theAMR 110B serve as the hot-side inlet and the cold-side outlet. - As shown
FIGS. 13 and 14 , the heat transfer fluid does not flow to theAMR 110 from a moment when the plurality of theAMR 110B starts to move in order to move out of themagnet 211 but bypassed. - Nine steps of
FIGS. 6 through 14 illustrates a half cycle of a total rotational cycle, and the half cycle shown inFIGS. 6 through 14 is repeated until themagnet member 210 returns to an initial position to complete the total rotational cycle. - An advantage of the cycle of the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention lies in that the heat exchange efficiency is improved by employing a structure wherein the heat transfer fluid directly passes through the magnetocaloric material, and the four
AMRs 110 are connected for more magnetocaloric material, resulting in double cooling effects. In addition, the AMR includes the ribbed compartment which prevents the distortion of a shape of the AMR due to the pressure of the heat transfer fluid. Even when the distortion occurs, the heat transfer fluid cannot bypass the magnetocaloric material due to the structure of the distribution chamber, resulting in a high heat exchange efficiency. Moreover, while theAMR 110 having a shape of a simple plate, theAMR 110 provides the high efficiency and is formed in plastic for an easy molding. - In addition, since the magnetic refrigerator in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a rotational AMR cycle operation, the high cooling effect is provided due to a temperature slope of a low temperature and a high temperature. As described above, the heat transfer fluid is dual-cooled by passing two AMRs, and dual-heated by passing two AMRs to provide twice the cooling efficiency.
- Moreover, in accordance with a basic characteristic of the cycle, the heat transfer fluid flows from the cold-side to the hot-side when AMR enters into the magnet, and the heat transfer fluid does not flow in the AMR when the AMR moves out of the magnet. The heat transfer fluid flows from the hot-side to the cold-side when the AMR moves out of the magnet to be cooled.
- In addition, since the hot-side heat exchanger is disposed at the outlet of the pump, the hot-side heat exchanger cools the heat transfer fluid heated by the pump to the atmospheric temperature prior to entering the AMR.
- Moreover, the magnetocaloric material has a characteristic wherein the temperature thereof is changed when the magnetic field is applied. The magnetocaloric material 112 comprises a gadolinium (Gd) of a fine powder type. The gadolinium has pores having a high osmosis to the flow of the heat transfer fluid, and a superior absorption and emission of a heat.
- While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be effected therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims
- In accordance to present invention, a regenerator and a magnetic refrigerator using the same wherein a heat transfer fluid is dispersed and flown through an entire the magnetic refrigerant material to obtain a superior heat exchange characteristic can be provided.
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1. A rotational regenerator, comprising:
a first AMR and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid;
a magnet; and
a magnet rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field to the magnetocaloric material by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR, wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein at least one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
2. The rotational regenerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the magnet rotating assembly comprises a body for supporting the magnet disposed upper and lower sides of the first AMR or the second AMR, a rotating plate for supporting the body, and a rotational power transfer member for transferring a rotational power to the rotating plate, and wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical tower.
3. The rotational regenerator in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the distribution chamber is connected to a first end of the AMR nozzle, and an inlet/outlet is formed at a second end thereof, and wherein the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled such that the inlet/outlet is on a same plane with the first AMR and the second AMR.
4. The rotational regenerator in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the first AMR and the second AMR include plastic, respectively.
5. The rotational regenerator in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the through-hole comprises an upper through-hole and a lower through-hole divided by a ribbed compartment.
6. The rotational regenerator in accordance with claim 5 , wherein a mesh and a packing are disposed between the AMR bed and the AMR nozzle.
7. A magnetic refrigerator, comprising:
a first AMR and a second AMR including a magnetocaloric material for passing through a flow of a heat transfer fluid;
a magnet;
a magnetic rotating assembly for applying or erasing a magnetic field to the magnetocaloric material by disposing the magnet at the first AMR or the second AMR; and
cold-side and hot-side heat exchangers thermally connected to the first AMR and the second AMR,
wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR comprises an AMR bed disposed in a lengthwise direction of a through-hole being filled up with the magnetocaloric material, and cold-side and hot-side AMR nozzles coupled to the AMR bed and connected to the through-hole, and wherein one of the AMR nozzles includes a distribution chamber for uniformly distributing the heat transfer fluid to an entirety of a cross-section of the through-hole.
8. The magnetic refrigerator in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the magnet rotating assembly comprises a body for supporting the magnet disposed upper and lower sides of the first AMR or the second AMR, a rotating plate for supporting the body, and a rotational power transfer member for transferring a rotational power to the rotating plate, and wherein each of the first AMR and the second AMR is supported in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a vertical tower.
9. The magnetic refrigerator in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the distribution chamber is connected to a first end of the AMR nozzle, and an inlet/outlet is formed at a second end thereof, and wherein the inlet/outlet of the AMR nozzle is right-angled such that the inlet/outlet is on a same plane with the first AMR and the second AMR.
10. The magnetic refrigerator in accordance with claim 7 , wherein the first AMR and the second AMR include plastic, respectively, and wherein a mesh and a packing are disposed between the AMR bed and the AMR nozzle.
11. The magnetic refrigerator in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the through-hole comprises an upper through-hole and a lower through-hole divided by a ribbed compartment.
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